from green to black

matric fair

so anyway, its one of my last few days where i
eat whatever i want. how sad. i guess i should
care, but i figured that there are too many
mentally weak people who wouldnt be able to
stomach the idea of me eating oily food. much
to my disappointment, how the heck am i supposed
to increase my resistance and survivalability
if i dont even have the chance to accustom
myself to all kinds of food. but it doesnt
matter no? my consumption does not harm or
make things worse for others no.

i shall give an argument here which i thought
to be very interesting. in a race, where there
are multiple heats and events. an athlete puts
on 1kg of fat or muscle in a hypothetical case.
ceterus paribus, which should be preferred?

the answer is intriguing. the athlete who puts
on 1kg of fat. as we know that not all muscles
are developed equally, 1kg of muscle may only
be good for less than 1kg of force. hence that
extra muscle weight is a liability to the rest
of the body that works to overcome the weight.

muscles can increase in weight due to water
content more than cell mass alone. also, slow
twitch and fast twitch muscles develop at
different speeds. muscle increment is good, but
not always beneficial.

as for the case in which 1kg of fat is gained,
the body is able to utilise (quickly too) this
form of weight as energy. to note, it produces
twice the amount of energy as sugars.
furthermore as it is being broken down to produce
energy the "deadweight" decreases as time
progresses hence the ability to go on performing
longer, harder and stronger. this catabolic
activity is much preferred to the breakdown
of muscle tissue itself if the body is energy
starved. for example, we have around 3% of
essential fats which form our cell membranes,
the body would breakdown cells to feed itself
past a certain point. then performance decreases.

so why is fat viewed so negatively? simply because
of a wrong application of a scientific finding.
we eat less oily meals because fat provides too
much energy for a sedentary lifestyle which in the
end makes it unhealthy, and along with bad
cholesterol, blocks your blood circulation. but
it is not so when energy output > energy input!
because the body uses the energy quickly.

of course i would understand that a secondary
reason is that many in my team actually joined
the sport for aesthetic reasons, hence a low
percentage of body fat would be the ideal to
achieve a body builder kind of look, hence oily
food is taboo. isnt it time to stop being such
hypocrites and state that performance is more
influenced by how one trains as compared to how
one eats (relativity). if you just want a nice
looking body, stop telling others how you diet
if your performance is crap anyway. at least
be the difference you claim that your diet is
doing for you.

it took the chinese humility to learn from other
sports teams who were better than them. instead
of pure hard slogging, there is a greater focus
on performance and technique, quality more than
quantity and intelligence instead of rote.
think. and stop being such hypocrites. especially
when you're all going to take your own juniors
soon. and i'll fade away, questioning, trying,
striving, teaching and learning.

matric fair was a tad too draggy because the
queue below took a long time to clear, but i
was pleased to see 2 old friends signing up. i
was also surprised to find out that another
friend put his name down, because he said he
would not when we were in crusade camp(my).
i let darren in on a little bit of possible
action, where he could recall the school
paddles (1 - 25) for the incomming batch when
they thin out since the yr twos and above
should have their own. this should save some
of the team fund when s.a.v.a arrives if
we need not buy more grey owls with our funds.

it was pretty sad on the other count though
because i wasnt interested in checking out
the juniors. they'll be around in school all
the time anyway, besides those who are sporty
are usually visually androgynous or taken
anyway. ooops. freudian slip. i keep wondering
what my next challenge will be. i've put off
many activities for a long time (getting used)
fencing and dancing, along with the great
outdoors start to have a greater appeal.
there is usually less conflict in a shorter
relationship, like a 2 day camp or something.

we all have stuff, why force conformity on
others?

posted by green unseen @ 3:21 AM